Bottle-sealing cap.



PATENTED DEC. 1s

A. A. WUUD.

BOTTLE SEALING- APPLICATION FILED MAH 22. 1904.

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fNiTen STATns Patented iltecemhel' i3, i904.

PATENT Unteren.

BUTTMMM'ALHNG @Aimm yEGIiFIGATJmN termin@- pnrt of Lettere ii-"'n.i;ent4No.

Application filed March 22, lfi.

To all whom t may concern:

Beit known thet i, Annnnr A. Woon, oi the city oi Atinntnq in the countyof iiuiton and State oi" Georgie, hnve invented certain im prorernentsin hottie-Seniing iCepS, of which the ioiiowing ie n speciticntion.

This invention reietee'to certain improvernents in hottieeeeiing cenewhich emhooiyy ne essentiniientnres thereoi n crown haring n pendenthnnge the iower etiig'e 'oi which is ndenteoi to he turned in end undern ehonider generniiyprotinced in hotties hy the nrojection of the heedhegt/ond the neck to heini the crown in Contact with the iip oi' thehottie ned n joint-forming tiling;1 or ,ensiiet which isinciosed hy thependent nnge nini snstninefi in contnct with the crownn "ihe seidinvention consiste in e pecniinr :iormntion of the ccp whereby it isncinnteti for nppiicetion to hotties retiringiii-oiinnietcr ot' exterioriip enti to those wherein thev en treme enti oi' the hottie in notnt nright-minier with the `rerticni center iine or exis ot' the hottie orwhere hy rcnson et the hottie not stending in n verticni position en itesent cinru ing the eeniing;- opcrntion the enti oi the iip cioes notpresent n horizontei snrinee to the inert oi the eeniingnnnchine whichforcee the crown oit the een in contnct with the hottie7 es wiiihereinnit'er iniiy Tippen-r.

in the inrther description oi the scid inten-u tion which ioiiowereierence is rnncie to the nccom toning/ing cirnwinge, thinning n pnrthere et, nnci in which-- iifignre i is nn cntcrior nirie View oi n hotntiehenoi with the innproreoi sei iingmnp there ein the snioi een heine;shown in section enti .in the position which it occupies heitere it insecnrefi in pince. hihi'. Si ie n top View oi Whg". i. iig. 3 ie nrerticni eection ci the hottien hend enti the cnn, iiinstrntinhh theshnpe ci the ecp citer the eeniine; operntion shoniei the hottiehenti hesiierhtiy srnniier in dinrneter thnn the nii/einige site itin'. i is n`ri'iew einiiier to iiiipg, 3, eneept thnt the hottie-hend chown thereinie eiirrhtiy @renter in ciinnieter thnn the nrern'ge'e heed. iiiiign 5ie n View sirniinr to iitr. iw iiinntrntinhr the chene oi the cnn whennhineri to n hottiehenti the enti oi which '?'7?,iti, datted December13, i904. Berni no. 199,385. i (no man Fig. i() is en eninrged SeetionniView oi' c eert i ot eeverni eeniingceps, showing,V the seme ns nestedenti iiinstrnting n ientnre hereinnitcrI` described.

Referring now to Figs., i enti 2 oi the drew inge i ie n hottie-heedhnving the nenni shoni 4hier "1h fiihe hottie-cnny which is preiernhini't'ornied oi ehwet-niunninininy consiets oi the crown 3., the pendentnnnuinr iinnge 5., enti the conihressihie joint-forming' ring;orl@weitet i2,

which ie nrenseti tightiy into content with the crown. iin the'iorrnntion oi the een there ie prorineeci .in the crown thereoiE thetint wenninil snrince ti., anntinct which the @weitet i rente, nnciwithin-the circumference oi the echi snr ieee the nnnninrciownwnrdiigw-entending `hi ehnpeti 'projecticn itt which i the enh ieninceti iooeeiy on the hottiehenti wiii reet on ite ein.

treme eini or in ence ci' n gneitet hein@l in pince wiii come nenrigr incontnct therewitii,ns chown in iiig. i. .io eii'ectn weiiwieiineciprojection oi" the chnrneter cieeeriheii., the centrni portion oi' thecrewn ie hy preference winnie conceive ns rieweti Aheini nnriernenth;het tiny other shnyne the/t wiii eiiect thie reehit coniii he einmpioyeti withont tieniattivit@n ninteriniijf troni the preeent intention."ihe ohject ci the nnnninr eroiection i0 in iwi rive to the cnn nneienient which wiii renriiigtT emi ensiigt' ancient iteeii to theenri'nce oi" the hottie with which it ie iorceti in cent-net in theseniing oioerntinn, nini therehy inrocinec n icint which in nenrigr ntight one withont rechnet to the coinnneeeihie eheheh, which nithnnteiytiepentietinn to :iniiy enti etiectnniigtr cient-i the hottie hyreierencc to iiih. h which retirenents the hottie-heheh hinehet.,nncienpn ter the eeniinlef einerntion., it wiii Vhe eeen thnt the hoiiownro-- jection i@ in enti reiy ettncedi; hn't thin ie eiti'ecteii oniywhen the cntrerne enti ci the hcttie is tree tronc ingr inewnniities inite nnitince or when 8 is en eninrgeii i dit) lthe part thereofadjoining the crown.

at the time of the sealing operation the same is in a strictlyhorizontal position; otherwise the said projection will appear in part.This latter condition is well shown in Fig. 5, where the end of thebottle is shown as inclined with respect to the central vertical line, atrace of the projection being visible to the right of the said figureand also in Fig. 6, which is a top view of Fig. 5.

From the foregoing description it will be understood that in the annularprojection 10 of limited area the caps are furnished with an elementwhicht adapts itself to bottles in all circumstances and under allconditions and one that is free from recoil and will retain anymodification in shape given it in the sealing operation.

By'reference to Figs. 1, 7, and 9 it will be seen that the compressiblejoint-forming ring orgasket 7 is rectangular in cross-section, and byparticular reference to the last-named illustration that its outerdiameter is greater than that of the body of the flange of the capTgr epacking-ring has, therefore,to be slightly compressed in order to placeit in position, and to facilitate the introduction of the gasket intothe cap the lower portion of the flange, or that part thereof which isultimately turned in and under the shoulder of the bottle-head to securethe cap to thev bottle, as shown in Figs. 3. 4, 5, and 8, is flared, asrepresentedin Figs. `1, 9, and 10. 'A v In' Fig. 9 the gasket isillustrated as within the ared portion of the iiange and in contact withthe annular corner `formed by the junction of the flared andrcylindrical portions ofl theiiange. l f

In Figs. 1 and 3 the sealing-cap is shown as applied to a bottle-headofthe standard size, and in'this 'casein the sealing operation, in whichVthe cap is flattened, suiiicient room is left between the cylindricalportion of the flange and the exterior surface of the bottlelip 'toaccommodate the compressed gasket without changing' the shape oftheflange. The same condition is maintained' should the bottle-head be alittle smaller than the stand- 'ard size; but if the cap is applied to abottle exceeding in diameter the standard size, as in Figs. 4, 5, and 8,the reduction in space allowed for the compressed gasket will cause adistortion of the flange or. its outward roundingr or bulging, as shownin the said figures.

From the foregoing description it will be understood that the improvedsealing-cap is adapted to all the various conditions found inbottle-heads, all deviations from a standard size and shape beingprovided for.

Fig. l0 is for the purpose of illustrating how the sealing-caps willnest without adhering one to another. This non-adhesion of the caps isanimportant matter, as in the machine whereby the capping operation isperformed and which will form the subject of a future application thecaps are placed as shown in that figure in order that they may be fedseparately to bottle-heads.

I claim as my inventionw 1. In combination with a bottle-head having anexterior shoulder, a cap for the same which embodies a crown and apendent annular flange, and a contained joint-forming gasket, the innersurface of the said crown being provided with a pendent annularprojection adapted to come in contact with the exterior lip ofthebottle, and in the sealing` operation conform to the surface of the saidlip, independently of the portion of the crown directly over the throatof the bottle, substantially as, and for the purpose specified.`

2. A sealing-cap for a bottle which consists of a crownhaving adownwardly-extending annular projection adapted to come in contact withthe extreme end only of the bottle to which it is'applied, a pendentannular flange, and a contained joint-forming gasket or packing-ring,substantially as, and for the purpose specified. l v

3.V A sealingcap lfor a bottle which comprises a crown having adownwardly-extending annular projection adapted come in contact with theextreme end only' of the bottle, a practically cylindricalv pendent angehaving aflaring extremity, and a compressible joint-forming ringor'gasket which l'is slightly larger in diameter than the saidcylindrical portion of the ange, and smaller than its flaring extremity,'substantially as,

and for the purpose specified. A,

. ,ALBERT A. WOOD.

Witnesses: J. GILsriR'r HAMILTON, R. H. SMrrn.

